Six-step art · Ages 5+
1. How to Draw: Silly Faces
How to Draw: Silly Faces is an art activity for children who want to construct silly expressions themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
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10 Activity Books for Funny Character Ideas
Odd shapes and expressions give children something amusing to make and name.
This is a selection from Kevin Coulston’s own catalog. Numbers organize the choices and do not indicate independent ratings.
Why these ten fit this plan
Goobers, monsters, and comic faces form a broad humor shelf; each book still has a specific tracing or drawing method.
Use the activity label and individual book description to choose the format. The best first project is the one the child wants to begin; it can be completed at their own pace.
- How to Draw: Silly Faces
- Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More!
- How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More
- Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff
- How to Draw: Crusty Goobers
- How to Draw: Food Monsters
- Draw by Grid: Food Monsters
- Trace Then Color: Cartoon Food Monsters
- How to Draw: Goofy Faces
- Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
2. Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More!
Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More! turns a varied cartoon cast into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
3. How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More
How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More is an art activity for children who want to construct a varied cartoon cast themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
4. Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff
Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff makes assorted inventive characters a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
5. How to Draw: Crusty Goobers
How to Draw: Crusty Goobers is an art activity for children who want to construct Crusty Goobers themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
6. How to Draw: Food Monsters
How to Draw: Food Monsters is an art activity for children who want to construct snack-inspired monsters themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
7. Draw by Grid: Food Monsters
Draw by Grid: Food Monsters makes snack-inspired monsters a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
8. Trace Then Color: Cartoon Food Monsters
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Food Monsters turns food creatures into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
9. How to Draw: Goofy Faces
How to Draw: Goofy Faces is an art activity for children who want to construct goofy expressions themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
10. Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces
Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces turns goofy expressions into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
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